It’s Money Shuffle time!

I know I promised a doozy of a post today. For reasons that will be clear when I actually write that post, I just couldn’t get it done. Instead, I’ve decided to entertain you with another edition of Money Shuffle.

For those of you who are new, Money Shuffle is a game I totally ripped off of my favorite morning show, but added a financial twist. Here are the rules:

I set my iPod on shuffle and write down the first 5 songs (yes, the actual first 5 songs. I don’t skip if I don’t like the song) that comes up. Then I think of a financial situation that I was in that was related to the song title but not necessarily the subject matter of the song.

I’ve done a few special editions (Holiday, Labor Day, FinCon) but I think for today’s version, I’m going to keep it basic. Just 5 songs and 5 financial situations.

Let’s see what we’ve got this time:

Is That Too Much to Ask by Beth Hart This is how I remember feeling when my husband and I had almost no money to spend on food for ourselves. At the time, Aldi was not nearby and we had no options except the regular supermarket chains. All I wanted was to be able to buy whatever I wanted (within reason) at the grocery store and more often than not, I would express my desire for that. I didn’t think it was too much to ask to want to have more than $30 or less per week to spend on food.

Forget My Name by New Found Glory When it comes to money, I’ve never actually forgotten my name (when it comes to alcohol, well, that’s a whole separate issue). There was the mortgage signing where I signed my name so many times I thought I was spelling it wrong but I didn’t actually forget it. I’ve been blessed to never be the victim of identity theft and the one time someone did steal my debit card number, I caught it that day and my outstanding bank had it fixed within 24 hours.

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets This happens sometimes. I’ve got nothing. Well, there was the time in college that my husband participated in a 24 hour charity dance marathon (the idea was totally stolen from Penn State). He and my sorority little sister were both participants so I agreed to stay with them. Until they got hungry and I offered to go to my apartment to get them food. I maybe, possibly fell asleep and didn’t come back for about 5 or 6 hours. I did remember food, though. I guess the charity element makes it kind of related to money…

Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle This is how I felt about my Chevy Blazer. It was the first car I bought for myself, along with my husband. It was green, it was an SUV and it was awesome. I loved The Green Monster (yes, I name my cars. And yes, I totally stole the name from Fenway Park). At the time we bought it, we knew we were getting screwed on the interest rate but we didn’t care. This is the one time that my materialistic side really got in the way of my common sense. And oh, did we pay for it.

In Too Deep by Sum 41 This is an easy one. This is exactly how I felt when I finally calculated exactly how much debt we had. We were definitely in over our heads and felt like we were drowning on an almost daily basis. When we realized no one was going to send us a life raft, we had to fashion one ourselves. And the rest? Is poorly documented all over this blog.

Thanks for playing! If you choose to play along, make sure to let me know and I’ll include your post in my Sharing Saturday round-up.